A member of the Lyon court

Senior male indoor servant

One who sells butter to the public

One who applies a thin layer of gold to metal buttons

One who makes buttons from wood, bone or metal

Brothers

Children's legal share of their father's moveable property on his death; also called the legitim.

Illegitimate, born outside of wedlock

On behalf of

Another title for the Register of Deeds and Probative Writs in which, according to the directions they contain, deeds were registered for preservation and execution, or for preservation only.

The basic unit of dry capacity, which varied from place to place and depending on what was being measured. When applied to grain, it was equal to 4 firlots or around 3 imperial bushels. For more information, see our guide on <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>.

Barley

Syphilis

A&nbsp;pulmonary disease cused by inhaling particles of beryllium, which was used in the manufacture of&nbsp;watch springs and lamps.

Fever that was accompanied by vomiting or diarrhoea (e.g.&nbsp;typhoid, malaria or hepatitis).

A term denoting an excess of bile and associated with disorders in the&nbsp;liver or gallbladder.

Bubonic plague; the Black Death.

An acute infection accompanied by a high temperature, dark red skin lesions and a&nbsp;high mortality rate (could refer to cerebrospinal meningitis).

The vomiting of black blood as a result of stomach ulcers (also a symptom of yellow fever).

A severe complication of malaria characterised by the passing of dark urine as a result of kidney damage.

Diptheria

Sweating sickness, typically accompanied by a discharge of blood.

Sciatica; neuralgia femoropoplites.

Cerebral meningitis or any other form of cerebral fever.

Dengue; an infectious disease&nbsp;endemic in&nbsp;tropical and subtropical regions,&nbsp;transmitted by mosquitoes and characterised by a&nbsp;rash, an aching head and joint pain.